Transparent query forwarding is now available in Preview for clusters compatible with PostgreSQL 17 and 18

PreviewJul 23, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Transparent query forwarding is now available in Preview for clusters compatible with PostgreSQL 17 and 18. With this feature, the primary node in a cluster intercepts read-only queries and selectively forwards them to read pool instances while maintaining read-your-writes consistency.

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